Scotland Bill [Bill No 115 of 2010-11] - Commons Library Research Paper

Published 18 January 2011 | Research papers RP11/06

Authors: Paul Bowers, Antony Seely, Dominic Webb

Topic: Scottish Parliament, Devolution, Taxation

The Scotland Bill was published on 30 November 2010, and is scheduled for second reading on 27 January 2011. The Bill contains provisions to give the Scottish Parliament greater responsibility for raising its own revenue, in addition the borrowing powers of the Scottish Government are extended. The Bill also changes the boundary of devolved powers by amending some of the reserved matters in the Scotland Act 1998. Some new matters are devolved, some are reserved. The Bill also proposes small changes to provisions concerning the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government.

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